PROCESS FOR OBTAINING CORN OIL FROM CORN GERMS AND CORN OIL THUS OBTAINED

摘要

A process for obtaining high quality crude corn oil comprises (A) milling wet corn germs at a temperature not above 50 DEG C and a pH between 3 and 4 to a particle size of less than 160 microns, (B) promptly subjecting the milled slurry at a solid content not greater than 17% to leaching forces to separate a solid phase from a liquid phase, and (C) promptly separating and recovering the oil from the liquid phase. The resulting oil has improved purity compared to that obtained by conventional methods.